Every day thousands of smart devices use Ethernet cables to join the Internet of Things (IoT). Understandably, most of this connectivity happens in benign indoor locations where temperature and ...

Ethernet is ubiquitous—it is the core technology that defines the Internet and serves to connect the world in ways that people could not imagine even one generation ago. HPC clusters are working on ...

Although it probably feels like forever to many of us since Category 5 Ethernet cabling became prevalent, now that 2.5 and even 5 Gbit Ethernet has trickled into the mainstream, a pertinent question ...

A new Ethernet standard was announced today, promising to supercharge your home and office networking — someday. The Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers, or the IEEE, unveiled a new ...

The smallest cable in the chain can cap your network.

The group responsible for the Ethernet specifications have unveiled a new pair of standards, bringing faster speeds to existing Cat-5e and Cat-6 cable runs, eliminating networking bottlenecks, and ...

The sysadmin's guide to repurposing an RJ45 port ...

NetAlly’s handheld testers, such as the LinkRunner family, help IT teams troubleshoot PoE issues quickly and accurately for all PoE standards. The PoE++ standard delivers more power and is required by ...

Why Should You Make Ethernet Cables? As most of you have probably purchased an Ethernet cable at one point or another, you’ll know that one of the most annoying things about buying an Ethernet cable ...